Dear colleagues,

How can we grade our students fairly when we assign group work? Please join us for lunch Friday, March 10(12:15-1:15 in C-102)to discuss the question. Robert Earhardt has agreed to share his tricks, and we'll bring the biscuits!

If you’re interested in anything digital, from deciding how to deal with students’ smartphones in the classroom to building a digital database for scholarship, digital specialist David Wrisley will have something to say about it. David will be on campus Thursday and Friday of next week (March 16-17). We’ll send out more information soon (also see the schedule below).

Speaking of the digital, here at AUP, we now have a Technology for Education Blog. Thanks Tomer, Russell, Lynn and Taylor for your contributions! https://aup.tech.blog/

Best wishes,

Rebekah, Elena and Russell

AUP Teaching and Learning Center,

Rebekah Rast,

Elena Berg,

Russell Williams,

Below is the schedule of upcoming TLC events

Lunch conversations (12:15-1:15)

Fri. Mar. 10(C-102) Grading group work, with Robert Earhardt

Wed. Mar. 22(C-103) Open Discussion Day – event TBA

Fri. Apr. 21(C-102) theme TBA

David Joseph Wrisley from the American University of Beirut.

Thurs. March 16, 3:30-5 in C-102 Presentation“Digital Project-Based Scholarship and Pedagogy in the Liberal Arts Institution”

Fri. March 17, 11-2 in C-104 Workshop “Toolkit or Toychest?: the Digital in the Classroom” (including lunch - rsvp)

To read about David’s work, click herehttp://djwrisley.com/

Contact Rebekah if you are interested in meeting with David about a digital project.

Wed. March 22, afternoon (rooms TBA) – Special open discussion/reflection day

Wed. March 29, 5-6:30 pm(C-102)Mellon Pedagogical Seminars, Co-teaching at AUP Part II, facilitated by Elena Berg. NOTE the change of date!!

Wed.April 12(C-103)Two interactive-teachingworkshops:

- Interactive language teaching(13h30-15h30), facilitated by Shona Whyte, University of Nice

- Interactive science teaching (16h00-18h00), facilitated by Eric Pallant, Allegheny College